''Portevinia'' is a
genus
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of
hoverflies
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, whi ...
.
There is only one
Europe
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an species - ''P. maculata''.
Species
*''
P. altaica''
(Stackelberg __NOTOC__
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A
* Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviv ...
, 1926)
*''
P. dispar''
(Hervé-Bazin, 1929)
*''
P. maculata''
( Fallén, 1817)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2748028
Diptera of Europe
Eristalinae
Hoverfly genera